Ok, ok I know I said....

I know I said I would post some pics from Colorado and other stuff soon, and I do intend to do that (as soon as I find my camera cord) but I do have a few pics of Emma ready to go in my phone. So you all get to enjoy! Emma and I had a rough day at work (and school) the other day so we decided to go outside and chill for a bit. Ok so maybe my day was a little worse than Emma's but I'm sure she missed me a bunch, right?? Anyway, I got some cute shots of her checking everything out on the street. She's almost 11 months now and she is growing up way too fast! She's walking and talking and I can't stand how stinking cute she is when she does either one. I will try to get some video up soon of her walking and talking (again I need to find the cord to charge the camera) so you all can check her out. If you can't wait for my disappearing cords to show up and you want to come watch Emma firsthand, give me a call and I'll schedule you an appointment ;)

No Crack in the house!

So I know I haven't posted in awhile, but trust me when I say it has been a crazy past few weeks. To spare you guys from all the drama, I decided to start back fresh with some funny pictures of Emma. I shot these a few weeks ago and I know they aren't the best quality, but I had to act fast to capture the act. Emma was playing with something she wasn't supposed to and when I went to pick her up all I got was an eyeful of booty! I thought it was hysterical! I know I shouldn't put such things on here, but I figured everyone could use a laugh. I'll get some more pics up here soon from our recent trip to Colorado and a few more from here and there.

Ok One More Update....

Well I had the T.E.E. done, which was a blast! Yeah I love having tubes stuck down my throat. Anyway, I have heard the results from the nurse but not the doctor. According to the nurse, (she said this is what the doctor told her to tell me) I have a small hole or a PFO and my valve is opening and closing but is "floppy" not tight. So basically I will have to see an invasive cardiologist at some point but I'm still waiting to here from a doctor to tell me all the lovely details. I guess the hole isn't huge but it is big enough that they want to repair it. So there you go, I'm falling apart and I haven't even turned 30 yet. Whatever, maybe I'm just getting all my problems out of the way now and I'm going to live to be 110!!! Ron better watch out! It's a good thing Ron is nice to me or I would be telling everyone he broke my heart-LITERALLY. Which just happens to be a pet peeve of his-when people use the word literally in the wrong text. For example "My jaw LITERALLY fell in my lap." Ron's next response would be "Really? What'd you do to fix that?" You know something real smart alec. Ok I've totally derailed on this post but you all get the point. I think I'm rambling now to keep from thinking about the hole in my heart. On a happier note, all the kids are feeling better and life seems to be getting back to normal as far as they go. I'll try to get some new pics up soon. These last few posts have been quite boring if I say so myself. Sorry about that.

I hope they don't have to take me out back and shoot me!

Okay I'm sure you all are tired of hearing me go on and on about the health of my family, but guess what I'm getting ready to do it again so you all are just going to have to deal with me. I'm not usually one who worries about myself or my overall well-being, but I've had a few things happen in the last week that are a little scary. Last Friday I was sitting at my desk when I couldn't see part of my computer screen. Of course I thought my contact was messed up but when I closed one eye and opened the other I still couldn't see in this one area. It was really weird so I left my office to go tell Ron and the others at work and I could only see half of their faces when I was talking to them. So at this point I'm thinking "how am I going to work today if I can't see my computer screen?" Luckily my eye doctor is located across the hall from my office, so I toodled on over thinking he was going to tell me something was wrong with my contacts or my eyes. Boy was I in for a surprise. First he got this serious look on his face (what I could see of it since I'm pretty much blind without my contacts) and he said "I think you need to go have an MRI." I think my jaw fell in my lap. I didn't understand and he said he thought I may have had a stroke or something wrong with my brain. Now I hear about people having problems with their brains all the time, in fact I think half of our employees have problems with their brains, but when someone is telling you that about yourself, it hits you pretty hard. So they scheduled me for an MRI and I had that done, which was a crazy procedure but I didn't freak out or anything thank goodness. Anyway, I got the results Saturday and they looked fine, but I still had to go see a neurologist yesterday. He was really nice and seems to think I've been having migraines with complications (whatever that means), but he also wants to make sure I don't have anything else serious. So I had to get blood work done which took about half my blood. I don't think I've ever had to fill up so many tubes for blood work. I also have to go to the hospital on Monday and have a procedure done called a T.E.E. Basically they are going to stick a tube with a camera down my throat and take an ultra-sound image of the back side of my heart to make sure I don't have any holes that could be causing me to have blood clots. Oh and did I mention all three of my children are sick with the flu. Yeah, it's been a great week. So anyway, hopefully I don't have anything wrong with my heart and I'm just having migraines. Just keep me in your thoughts and I'll keep everyone posted on the outcome. Oh and for all you girls that take birth control, that is the reason they think I could have had a stroke. I never realized how serious those pills can be, but they can be really dangerous especially if you smoke. (Just a little tidbit of info I've learned over the past week.)

Update!

Well I thought I would update everyone on all our adventures last week. Emma had her surgery on Wednesday and it went very well. She is recovering quickly and seems to be feeling much better. So far the only thing she doesn't like is the wax she has to put in her ears when she has a bath. She's just going to have to get over that though. Ron had his vasectomy on Friday and he is still pretty sore. For some reason his was a little more rough than others (according to the doctor) and he has no medicine to help with the pain and swelling. So with all that going on and the fact that somewhere along the line I've done something terrible in my life that I'm getting paid back for-I got violently sick Saturday morning. I mean of all times to get so sick that I pretty much had to live in the bathroom, Ron can't even pick up the baby. So here we are, two usually normal people reduced to nothing by a simple procedure and a stupid stomach virus. We pretty much couldn't function at all and I just thank God the kids all survived the weekend. I must have been a real pain in my parent's ass at some point because I'm pretty sure that karma is getting me back for something. Just ask my mom.

Please say a little prayer for Emma Grace

As some of you know Emma has had a terrible time with ear infections for several months now. So she is getting tubes in her ears tomorrow morning. Please keep us in your prayers that Emma will have a safe surgery and speedy recovery. Hopefully she won't have any more ear infections either. That's wishful thinking I'm sure, but oh well! Ron also has a, umm, "procedure" on Friday, so keep him in your prayers as well. (Especially for a speedy recovery!!)

Happy Birthday to Kyle!

Well today is Kyle's birthday and he is officially eight years old. I'm not sure when this child starting growing up, but its happening whether I like it or not. For those of you who don't know Kyle very well, he is my middle child. He is forever reminding me of his father and my brother, Matt. Kyle is sensitive, smart, quiet and has the best fashion sense of any 8 year old I've ever met. He's also pretty good at football, so take a good look at that face, you might be seeing alot of it in the future. He's a good big brother to Emma and a little bit of a pest to his big brother. I told him the other day he was the easiest baby I had, the fastest labor and the smallest weight. He was also three weeks early so I didn't have to wait endlessly for him to arrive. Of course Kyle likes to challenge me and his dad, but he is also such a loving, sweet boy when he wants to be. I think my kids are so special, mostly because I think God likes to challenge me, so I always tell Ron our children must be destined for greatness! Anyway, I just wanted to post in honor of my favorite 8 year old and wish him the best Birthday ever!!